ya i also big into skating, alrihgt don't learn heelflips, they have no style, and don't learn shuvits, they have no style eitehr, and don't try fakie stuff too much, only half cabs and cabs, learn to ride first though and get really comfortable, oh yeah don't try tricks not moving, learn them moving!, oh yeah and once you have olies don't go crazy trying to learn kickflips, instead progress to going to a skatepark and learning boardslides and 5050's. then you can take your tech level to the next one.
don't do sleep and get 8 hours of drugs